Trenina: defence of figurant in Politkovskaya's murder case to insist on trial by jury

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:20:00 +0400

Rustam Makhmudov, a native of Chechnya, accused of killing the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, refuses to plead guilty. His defence will apply for a trial by jury, said Darya Trenina, his advocate.